#1Famous people · Wilmington
5 famous people were born in Wilmington
At the top of the list is the American economist Herbert J. Davenport, covered in 10 languages. James Manning Tyler and James William Locke follow. The biggest group are leaders: 3. From Sardis Birchard in 1801 to Herbert J. Davenport in 1861, the births cover 60 years.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Herbert J. Davenport
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1801
Sardis Birchard
Youngest
1861
Herbert J. Davenport
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Wilmington
Ranked by languages covered: Herbert J. Davenport with 10, then James Manning Tyler with 7 and James William Locke with 4.
#1#2#3Politics & Law
James William Locke
1837–1922United States federal judge
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Through the years
When Wilmington’s famous people were born
The 1830s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Politics & LawScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Wilmington is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 2.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Wilmington
2 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Wilmington home
Born elsewhere, F. D. Reeve lived here.
F. D. Reeve
1928–2013Academic, writer, poet and Russian language translator
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
Whitingham has the longest list next door: 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wilmington and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Herbert J. Davenport: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Manning Tyler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James William Locke: Florida Keys--Public Libraries' photostream, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sardis Birchard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gannon: ORCA Media, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brigham Young: Charles William Carter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherman Adams: The original uploader was Icelandic Hurricane at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Welcome Chapman: TrustTruth at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons